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Either in regards to the current political situation, or for other reasons. What drew you to the idea of living in another country? Do you think whatever benefits it offers are really worth it, or is the grass just greener on the other side of the fence?

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[–] Professorozone@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

It was always my intention to retire overseas. Thought my wife was onboard until retirement. She suddenly told me she wanted to stay. She wanted to be near family. I sure hope this doesn't turn into one of those, waited too long scenarios.

We hadn't solidified where. We have both lived overseas earlier in life. I have family in Germany and could probably get German citizenship so that seemed like an obvious choice. Scandinavia seems to have the best countries, but it's way too cold for me. We also seriously considered Equador. I prefer Europe and once you're in, I think movement within the EU is easy.

The problem seems to be that fascism is on the rise everywhere. I guess we'll just stay here and hope to stay under the radar. It's a real shame, it was a great place to grow up.